Transition to Operations Engineer (Secret clearance)

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At Vantor, you’ll work with the U.S. Space Force as part of the effort to develop and rapidly deploy the next generation of resilient Missile Warning (MW), Tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (TISR), and Environmental Monitoring (EM) capabilities to deter attacks and provide critical information to our warfighters to defeat our enemies in battle.  Within this role, you will work to develop and deploy the next generation of Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) capabilities to our warfighters. You will develop and execute system transition plans to transition system from development to operations and sustainment. You will work with system testers, operators, and sustainers to develop and help implement transition and sustainment support strategies and participate in transition planning working groups. Your functional expertise, communication and collaboration skills, and attention to detail will be vital as you contribute to the acquisition and development of space sensing capabilities.

Join our team and create the future of Remote Sensing in the Space Force.  Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications:

• Secret clearance

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science field

• 5+ years of experience with large-scale USSF space mission and systems engineering and integration on national security space programs

• 4+ years of experience developing system transition and sustainment plans

• Experience with stakeholder engagement, project management, and communications

• Knowledge of system engineering management and processes, including development phasing, lifecycle integration, requirements development, analysis, testing, and integration

• Ability to communicate and establish collaborative relationships with government clients, Federally Funded Research and Developmental Centers (FFRDC), and associate contractor teammates to achieve program goals

• Ability to be highly motivated and work independently with a dynamic environment and contribute to the DoD mission

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with DoD and Space Force system testers, operators, and sustainers

• Experience performing systems engineering, integration, and test on space-based remote sensing systems

• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

• Knowledge of DoD 5000.01/02

• Knowledge of DoD systems engineering principles and policies

• Ability to develop written artifacts supporting Space Operations

• TS/SCI clearance

• Master’s degree in an Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science field

• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional Certification, including ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP Certification

Clearance: Secret

The position will require at least 2-3x per week on site.  Meetings/schedules may require more days on site.

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Benefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers

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